American Reacts Monty Python's Best Sketch Ever REACTION 

One of my favourites, one that's not always included in lists of their best sketches, is Self Defence Against Fresh Fruit

I think the upper class twit of the year competition is funnier

who suggested that? I'm English, and a python fan, and I wouldn't consider that one of their better sketches

Dead Parrot 🦜 is one of my favourites.

The greatest sketch is “election night special”. Apt as we have an election coming up :).

I'm British and love Monty Python, but I didn't find it funny. I don't even remember the sketch, so you're in good company 😊

Some context: I absolutely bloody love this sketch, I reference it all the time, and I think it's definitely up there as one of my favourites. However, it's quite different from a lot of the other sketches that often get labelled as the best of Python, and that's partly because this sketch comes from an episode in the fourth series of the show, which was the only series not to feature John Cleese, who was busy working on what would come to be known as the legendary sitcom Fawlty Towers (he has a writing credit in collaboration with Chapman). The Pythons also took a year off from writing/filming Flying Circus in order to make their first feature film, The Holy Grail, which came out a year before series four aired, and they were blowing up in the U.S. at the time. Some of the most surreal, unhinged Python episodes and sketches come from series four, and it's also worth noting that Chapman, who had been an alcoholic for years, was particularly difficult to work with and produced very bizarre material during this time, although a lot of the surreal content is attributed to the duo of Palin and Jones. It's the Bitches Brew of the Python TV pantheon. So series four sometimes goes a bit underappreciated amongst some elements of the Python fandom, and I have to imagine that apart from being someone's personal opinion, calling this sketch the best ever has as much to do with highlighting a sketch that more people may not have seen as opposed to the ones that have been seen/performed countless times in the history of Python. Like I said, this sketch and this whole episode is some of my favourite Python comedy of all, but I totally get why some people might think it's a let down after the title promised so much. Also the introduction of Palin as the pilot is a call back to an earlier sketch in the same episode which many people would miss if they hadn't seen the whole thing. Also good lord I just love that Gastly lamp so much.

The dead parrot sketch is a classic

Confuse-a-Cat was always one of my favourites.

Argument sketch or the Yorkshiremen sketch are better.

I highly recommend, the bicycle repair man sketch, it is a chef's kiss of beautiful.

Monty Python Olympics for Twits or the Cheese Shop sketch, worth a look 👍

My hovercraft is full of eels.

I had quite a posh boss in one of my first jobs, he went looking for someone in the company, and when he couldn't find him,came back in the room and said "he must have gorn". I couldnt hold back the laughter and blurted out "caraboo gorrrn!"

Two seconds in and you can't get anymore British than the sound of a Spitty's Rolls Royce Merlin Engine.

Gorn is an alien in Star Trek.

I remember doing copies of this sketch at school - very surreal and we loved it!

This sketch is one of my faves

One of my favourites. Me and my friends often shout Tinny at each other.

My favourite sketches are, Dead Parrot, Spam, Lumberjack song, Fish Slapping dance ! xx

Whoever said this was the best M.P sketch ever has obviously not seen a lot of M.P as they have'nt seen the cheese shop,dead parrot and the most awful family in Britain sketches!Not to mention the ministry of silly walks or small ongoing character sketches such as the spanish inquisition and the 'nudge nudge wink wink' man in the pub ones!AND the Spam sketch!!!!!

I would say the dead parrot sketch is one of there best

Best sketch "the Cheese shop"

This is actually one of my favourite sketched, even though it’s from season 4 - which is of a significantly different style and quality than the first 3 seasons. John Cleese wasn’t in s4, because he realised that it was already becoming derivative and repetitive. In season 4 the episodes tended to have much longer sketches and stories compared with the other seasons. My favourite bit of this sketch is the staff standing stiffly in the background, with their surreal uniforms (Mao suit, dark glasses etc.)

The Milkman sketch, short sweet and to the point!

I know it's a cliché but the Parrot sketch will always be the best.

" a strange one" That is a rather woody statement! Sounds very, very, woody.

Never ever is this the best sketch ever, not even close.

"'Littr binn' issz a werrj maflischlj, drj clankj plastikk trm."

I don't remember it either. No John Cleese so possibly from the 4th series which he wasn't in.

"0:33...davn on tha lefft, issz that drj iisc ar liqqvidd niitrodzenn?"

Never even seen before !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

"....noschinh and nibblinh on dellecchtabl littl littradz bitts.."

I like the "Argument" sketch.

My favourite sketch of theirs by far. INTERCOURSE.

He is saying "Gone"

Check out "The upper class twit of the year show." A parody of the 'Horse of the Year Show.' You'll 'get it' - no worries.

before I was born and before my sister's were married my brother-in-law's uncle used to sit with a shotgun, apparently if you was sat in the same room as the uncle and a rat scurried across the floor he would leap up (shotgun in hand and within mid-conversation) to blast at the vermin before sitting back down like nothing had happened

You should watch Flying Lessons where Chapman tries to teach Jones to fly, just beautiful.

Very tinny sort of sketch. Try Mr. Hilter and the Minehead by-election, or "The golden age of ballooning".

Carol Cleveland (born 13 January 1942) is a British-American actress and comedian, particularly known for her work with Monty Python, looked like her, the tinny aversered debutant. Her comedy acting skills brought her to the attention of the production team of Monty Python's Flying Circus. She appeared in 30 of the 45 episodes in the series, plus all four Monty Python movies. Cleveland has contributed to many post-Python projects including the Concert for George (Harrison) and Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy). She has also appeared in many documentaries about the group's history, including Monty Python: Almost the Truth (Lawyers Cut).

Gorn. Lovely woody sort of name. I'm going to name my son, Gorm. 🤪

Parrot sketch is their best and most iconic.

Upper Class Twit Of The Year is a great Python sketch.

Something I've never understood is why their description of woody and tinny words is so accurate. I find it hilarious. Bound is definitely a woody word, and leap is definitely a tinny word, but why does that make sense!? Anyway, I better go have a bath.

Check out the "Missing Airman" "Henderson" sketch of Alas Smith & Jones ( from the Not the Nine O'clock News ) for a really great laugh 😂

🐻 here's a woody word ( shite ) 💩😂

I'm of an age where I watched this all first time around. It was on the 'second' BBC channel, late on Sunday evening, prob. 10:30. ( Remember, this was when TV shut down at 10:30 -11:00 pm, if you can imagine that, & only 3 channels, no video. ) Parents had already gone to bed [ to do whatever it was that parents do, when Junior is safely downstairs ]. It was a perfect arrangement. And the kids would arrive in school next day, armed with whatever had been the Python theme the night before. I can well remember sitting in morning school assembly, as gentle choruses of 'Spam,spam,spam,spam ...' would ripple up & be suppressed. Nowadays, people gladly talk about 'water-cooler moments', but for many of us, these truly were our moments. And they never fade.

That smoking thing on the left is fab.

Got to watch the funniest joke in the world sketch by Monty Python

Mocking the U and Non-U English of the Mitford's. Classic.

Well,, that sketch moves on to become one of their best. You may have seen one of Monty Python's many complete plot turnarounds... But they cut this one short before that part.

"5:59...blachbrd sinhinh inn tha dehhd aw niiht..."

the best thing about Monty Python sketches, if they couldnt find a good ending for one, they always brought in "The Spanish Inquisition

It's GONE. That was the word. In RP it sounds more like _gorn._

King Boomer is a woody sort of word 🤔

It's more of a satire of that endless stream of soapy dramas that periodically come out of England. Upstairs, Downstairs was probably the one that inspired this sketch. Downton Abbey is a more recent one that ran from 2010 to 2015. The British have nostalgic feelings about that period between the two World Wars when the Empire was still intact and the aristocracy ran the show.

You should check out the dead parrot sketch, let it play right to the end

I think the deal with this one is that they were struggling for ideas sometimes - best sketch my ar... - DENNIS MOORE is a good one so long as it isn't some edited down version where you miss half the story - That's John Cleese playing a highwayman robbing from the rich to give to the poor - except with a twist - Hope you like lupins.

INTERCOURSE .... THE PENGUIN!!!

EROGENOUS...ZOOOOOOONNNEEE!!

It was strange.... not one of their best.

Not sure why this is best ever, Ive been a Python fan all my life and wouldnt put this is the top 100

weird but enjoyable

Nowhere near their best sketch, I knew it wouldn’t hit.

I wouldn't say this sketch was the best. It's a bit niche, really. Like you say a lot of it is spoofing the pomposity of stereotypically upper-class manerisms. A better suggestion would be The Four Yorkshiremen. I expect others can suggest similar top-picks.

Not the best title but I always liked this one. A surreal delight, and since watching it I do notice which words sound woody or tinny.

Where did you get that ghastly 'cos that is sooooo cool and I want one!

Gaaaawwwwnnnnn! [Gone]

Gorn!

I'm not sure if you guys watch cartoons (nonetheless American ones) but Dan Vs. is just fantastic. It's like an animated version of Black Books. All episodes are on RU-vid I believe. Totally recommend!!❤️

Never see it mentioned, but "Bicycle Repair Man" is low-key genius. This one was painful, possibly the least funny Python sketch I have ever seen. I assume the vid title was meant sarcastically. It's only redeeming feature was the callback to the pilots sketch which was much, much better.

The show got a lot stranger and random after Cleese left.

Like 99% of ppl here i didnt know this sketch or find it particularly funny. More proof that you cant trust YT titles as we all should know.

It's ok but it's not even in the top 20 of sketches I'd say. I don't even remember this one. Some of the best ones were the argument sketch where he pays to have an argument, the Spanish inquisition, the "spam" sketch, the funniest joke in the world or the lumberjack song. I'll probably think of a load more after this and curse myself for not including them but those pop straight to mind.

I do actually like this sketch. It is one of my favourites. But it definitely isn't their best. That title probably goes to Dead Parrot / Lumberjack song.

Try the cheese shop sketch

The 4 Yorkshiremen is the best

try the holliday / theory of the brontosaurus sketch, much better. Especially ms cleav....... oops

Hi King Boomer, not sure if you've heard the news, as, like me, your an inbetweeners fan, Simon and his on screen partner Tara have just had there first child together, so after 10 years together he finally gets to join the shaggeres club. Ian in the scottish borders

Set in the year 1942 I believe it said. Just the sort of nonsense idle chatter the fabulously wealthy, workshy upper classes might have idled the day with.

Erogenous *Z O O O O O O N E*

There's no satire here. It's just silliness squared.

Check out Monty Python: Sam Peckinpahs Salad Days

"Self Defence Against Fresh Fruit" and "The Funniest Joke In the World" are the best ones to me, this one not so much.

Confuse-a-cat Hells Grannies Wizzo chocolates Bicycle repair man Spanish Inquisition Dirty fork

The thing with Python is that their humour is strange, and to watch it these days you have to do it with the mindset that this was something that was done back in the 60s. I was a teen in the 90s when I first came across them and I was completely mindblown because this was nothing like anything I had seen before. These days with the internet everyone is exposed to all kinds of silly and nonsense humour, so Python doesn't have the same effect it used to have back in the day. Also, keep in mind that a lot of the humour in the shows you watch is done by people who grew up watching and idolising Monty Python, so a lot of their humour is heavily influenced by them as well.

If you are looking for a good rant, search for this. Rhod Gilbert does Edinburgh

GORRRN 😮

funny in places, but best ever sketch???? nope and im the the uk and even i didn't bloody get it

What idiot called that their best ever sketch? pretty average I'd say (still liked it though). Generally Python is a cumulative effect, where you find yourself getting sucked into their own strange universe; it's a comedy technique that's always been around to some extent but they perfected it & took it to new levels. I always found that I'd end up feeling vaguely dissatisfied after each episode, that it wasn't as funny as the last one, but during the week the sketches would keep replaying in my head, getting funnier & funnier, till I was gagging for it by the next episode.

King Boomer best sketch was why Michelangelo didn't paint the last supper ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-l9Aj7W3g1qo.html

Meh Best monthy python sketches for me are generally the wordier or more absurd ones. Yet, despite being absurd and wordy this sketch doesnt really do anything for me. Spanish Inquisition, Argument clinic, Granny gangs, Funniest Joke ever written, Lumberjack etc. They're all phenomenal

Definitely not one of the best. Try the Fish Slapping sketch if you can find it.

Your job is to make sense of it. Good luck. Sorry, it's just lunacy, and if you don't laugh at lunacy, you may well be a lunatic yourself. "The best sketch" is of course down to the individual, but this one shows how the upper-classes may have had so much time, they couldn't engage in any worthwhile activities. The Monty Python Team had so much contact with the upper classes through University etc, they knew how to take the piss. My hint is that if you ever feel an attack of sanity, then Monty Python may not be for you.

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I would not say it's the best Monty Python sketch ever. It's a good one from their later seasons, but not among the best.

Hmmm, not the best. Dead parrot sketch is a good one, one of their best.

The Monty pythons flying circus show sketches were always a bit hit and miss. And this was a miss